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Come in from the heat to TV3 Medford and stay cool this July. Our Fathers Day Shout Out was a big hit with the kids from The Medford Family Network, and we are looking forward to planning another event with them soon. Any ideas? Call us at 781-395-5993.

The Kids’ Film Club film “He Said, She Said” is now in production. Look out, Kevin Bacon! Our intern James Williams finishes shooting with the girls this month. This film is partially funded by a grant from The Medford Arts Council.

This July TV3 Medford travels to Washington DC to accept our three national awards from the Alliance For Community Media. The Hometown Video Awards are presented to creative programs that: 1. Address community needs 2. Develop diverse community involvement 3. Challenge conventional commercial television formats, and 4. Move viewers to experience television in a different way. Our awards are:

1. Overall Excellence in Public Access/ Budget under $200,000: The Overall Excellence award recognizes the access organization with the best overall operational activities and programming efforts for the year 2007. TV3 submitted answers to questions about our history, special programs such as PSA Days, MACI exhibits, Team Medford (our international award-winning filmmaking team) and student programs. We submitted a reel for 2007 that included clips from everything from reality to sports to PSA to documentary, etc. which showcased our membership and programming.

2. Making A Difference - Professional: The Making A Difference award is given to a program created to achieve a specific social, political or community goal. The results, impact or actions resulting had to be documented in the support materials. We submitted Wise Boyz, our 30 minute film about a confused teen who wants to join a gang. This was produced in conjunction with Medford High School and the non-profit Scene:Teens, which mentors teens at moviemaking. Because of the local problem with graffiti and gang violence, we wanted to provide an outlet for the teens to voice their feelings about the subject. The teens were coached by adult volunteers and ad-libbed a narrative film that was picked up by a national film website and earned $3,500 for TV3 Medford. But more importantly it provided our Medford teens with a real sense of accomplishment. One mother (in tears) wrote to us about how her special needs kid now has confidence to pursue her dreams.

3. Original Teleplay – Professional. The Original Teleplay award is given to the best original comedy or dramatic script written for television. We submitted PC Noir, which was a short film produced through the Columbus School Film program, and partially funded by The Medford Arts Council. This was a politically correct film noir, with a message that all entertaining films need not contain violence or anything age inappropriate.

In all cases the submissions involved many, many people from the Medford community. Congratulations to our members, staff, Board and all volunteers who participated in these projects. The Overall Excellence award is the highest honor that TV3 Medford could achieve from our peers, and we are extremely proud of the community as a whole for earning it!

Please note our new orientation and class times. Our orientations now take place on Mondays at 6:30 PM and on Saturdays at 1:00 PM. Classes take place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-9 PM. And for a limited time, Dan is teaching one-on-one by appointment to get members ready to take his upcoming Advanced Production Class. To become a TV3 member, simply come to an orientation for a tour and overview of our operations. Memberships are $30 per year and all renew on September 1st of each year, so are prorated for the month you join.

Are you interested in becoming part of the TV3 Board of Directors? Seats are now available. If you'd like to be considered to join the board, please send a letter of interest along with your qualifications to TV3 Board of Directors, 5 High Street, Medford, MA 02155. All that is happening right here in July at TV3 Medford in the heart of Medford Square..

Are you interested in becoming part of the TV3 Board of Directors? Two board seats are now available. If you'd like to be considered to join the board, please send a letter of interest along with your qualifications to TV3 Board of Directors, 5 High Street, Medford, MA 02155.

Want to start your own show or help someone else with theirs? Well, sign up for a membership. To join, simply come to an orientation on a Tuesday at 6:30 PM or on a Saturday at noon. Memberships are $30 per year and all renew on September 1st of each year so are prorated for the month you join.

After joining, sign up for classes and we’ll train you how to use our equipment. We have four different classes that run on Monday and Tuesday evenings from 7-9 PM, including Studio Production, Hot Set, Field Production and Intro to Editing. Call Sean at the station for class details and schedule. All that is happening right here in May at TV3 Medford in the heart of Medford Square.

Station Hours

Monday-Friday
2:00pm-10:00pm
Saturday
12:00pm 5:00pm

Orientation
Monday 6:30pm
Saturday 1:00pm

Classes
Monday 7-9pm
Wednesday  7-9pm

 

Staff

General Manager
Dawn Natalia

Production Coordinator
Dan Sarno